This repo contains some projects with outdated dependencies. Fork it to try out
Dependabot !
- In your fork, click the Settings tab
- In the left hand side navigation, click Code security and analysis
- Enable Dependabot security updates or Grouped security updates
- Dependabot will now start creating PRs for detected security vulnerabilities
- Go into the Security tab and click Dependabot in the left hand side navigation to see what Dependabot is working on
![screenshot showing Dependabot working on Security Updates](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/886768/328919247-9295c61a-631b-4c56-9c00-ff078874f362.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3Mzg5NTY2MjEsIm5iZiI6MTczODk1NjMyMSwicGF0aCI6Ii84ODY3NjgvMzI4OTE5MjQ3LTkyOTVjNjFhLTYzMWItNGM1Ni05YzAwLWZmMDc4ODc0ZjM2Mi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjUwMjA3JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI1MDIwN1QxOTI1MjFaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT05Yzc4OTdjMzk5ZTc0NTgwZjdiYzliNWEwMDc3NTQzNTI5OWU0MzQzNjM0ZjYyYzkyODU5ZDZkNjkxMjE3NTk0JlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.XM9QLu5fS_gMbCr4siG0V4iQCrK2bIiDP5tNvBmC7UI)
After about 5 minutes you should see some PRs open. Merge them and the Securty Alerts will close 🎉
This demo includes a dependabot.yml
which configures Version Updates, but forks don't automatically start with Dependabot enabled.
The enable Dependabot on your fork:
- Click the Insights tab
- In the left hand side navigation, click Dependency Graph
- Click on the Dependabot tab
- Click on the Enable Dependabot button
- After a moment, refresh the page and you should see Dependabot hard at work
![screenshot showing Dependabot working on Version Updates](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/886768/328919645-4adf5727-255a-4ae1-97f7-70e94dc1134b.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3Mzg5NTY2MjEsIm5iZiI6MTczODk1NjMyMSwicGF0aCI6Ii84ODY3NjgvMzI4OTE5NjQ1LTRhZGY1NzI3LTI1NWEtNGFlMS05N2Y3LTcwZTk0ZGMxMTM0Yi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjUwMjA3JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI1MDIwN1QxOTI1MjFaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT1kMWMwNGI3ODBlMzc0OTQ0N2IxNDMyMWEzYjZhN2Y4OGI1YzU2NjQ2OTcyNWRlNDVjNTg4MDUwZjM5YTE0ZDRmJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.aYajUWSA9BMpyR65TVCd74dSnxjnGBFlOfrJq_OXzYQ)
After a few minutes, you should get some more PRs!